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The Hills Were Joyful Together (Caribbean Modern Classics)
Roger Mais
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Description for The Hills Were Joyful Together (Caribbean Modern Classics)
Paperback. .
Bending and manipulating the linear narrative structures of conventional fiction, this stark and brutal novel--originally published in 1953--is a powerful reflection on colonial Jamaica and the condition of the urban poor, told through the voices and stories of several boldly drawn characters. Beginning with Surjue, a man arrested and imprisoned following a botched robbery, who struggles for survival within Jamaica's colonial prison, this tale bears an unflinching and distressing realism that combines poetic spirit, tragic vision, and prophetic rage, while offering an acute look at the reality the poor in 1950s Jamaica.
Bending and manipulating the linear narrative structures of conventional fiction, this stark and brutal novel--originally published in 1953--is a powerful reflection on colonial Jamaica and the condition of the urban poor, told through the voices and stories of several boldly drawn characters. Beginning with Surjue, a man arrested and imprisoned following a botched robbery, who struggles for survival within Jamaica's colonial prison, this tale bears an unflinching and distressing realism that combines poetic spirit, tragic vision, and prophetic rage, while offering an acute look at the reality the poor in 1950s Jamaica.
Product Details
Publisher
Peepal Tree Press Ltd.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
Caribbean Modern Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Yorkshire, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845231002
SKU
V9781845231002
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-2
About Roger Mais
Roger Mais was a celebrated literary journalist and active proponent of Jamaican nationalism, whose published criticisms of Winston Churchill's imperialist ideology led to his imprisonment on charges of sedition. He was the author of "Black Lightning" and "Brother Man."
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